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Summit Language Arts 8, Semester 2 (ENG08B)

Summit Language Arts 8, Semester 2 (ENG08B)

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Throughout this course, students engage in literary analysis and close reading of short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and informational texts. The course focuses on interpretation of literary works, analysis of informational texts, and the development of oral and written communication skills in standard (formal) English. Students read between the lines to interpret literature and go beyond the text to discover themes and ideas the text conveys. Analysis of the structure and elements of informational texts and media helps students develop the skills needed for academic success and navigating the world. Students continue to acquire knowledge and skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, and vocabulary. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.
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Throughout this course, students engage in literary analysis and close reading of short stories, poetry, drama, novels, and informational texts. The course focuses on interpretation of literary works, analysis of informational texts, and the development of oral and written communication skills in standard (formal) English. Students read between the lines to interpret literature and go beyond the text to discover themes and ideas the text conveys. Analysis of the structure and elements of informational texts and media helps students develop the skills needed for academic success and navigating the world. Students continue to acquire knowledge and skills in grammar, usage, mechanics, and vocabulary. The course includes discussion activities that engage students in the curriculum while creating a sense of community.

Additional Information

Course Length 4 Months
Prerequisites N/A
Course Materials

Novels: Students choose four out of seven offered titles, including Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Animal Farm by George Orwell, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Drama: Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Short stories by Langston Hughes, Shirley Jackson, JackLondon, Guy de Maupassant, Edgar Allan Poe, James
Thurber, and more

Poetry by W.H. Auden, Gwendolyn Brooks, E.E. Cummings, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Gerard Manley Hopkins, James Weldon Johnson, John Keats, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz, William Shakespeare, Dylan Thomas, William Butler Yeats, and more

Autobiography: Selections by Mark Twain, Ernesto Galarza, and Maya Angelou; Narrative of the Life of Frederick
Douglass or Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl

Course Start Date

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Teacher Assisted Yes, this course is taught by a K12 International Academy teacher. If you are looking for a teacher-supported option with additional flexibility and year-round start dates, click here to learn about the Keystone School, another K12 online private schooling option.
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Windows OS

  • CPU: 1.8 GHz or faster processor (or equivalent)

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher

  • At this time our users are encouraged not to upgrade to Windows 10 or Edge (the new browser)

 

Mac OS

  • CPU: PowerPC G4 1 GHz or faster processor; Intel Core Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor

  • RAM: 1GB of RAM

  • Browser: Firefox 10.0 versions or higher, Chrome 17.0 or higher (Safari is not supported!)

Internet Connections

It is highly recommended that a broadband connection be used instead of dial up.

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